The dark hills of home...

I thought this shot of the mountains was nice and forboding, portending the coming storm. 

That's a lot of stairs!

Connie and Robyn pause from stairclimbing to pose for a picture. 

Got your back!

A couple takes time out from hiking through the park to spend a peaceful moment napping at the top of Taiwan. We were pretty tired after climbing up all those stairs too! 

Playing Around

Monica and Paul stop to enjoy some of the playground equipment. What a bunch of kids! 

Don't feed the...oh nevermind...

Ryan pauses to feed the sheep before the trainer came to chase them off. Rogue sheep are a problem in the park, first they start begging for food and then they start begging for money, it's a bad cycle the trainers work to keep them from. 

Heavy Metal

Coming around the top of the hill, we came across this child-eating metal worm nestled in among playground equipment. (An obvious trap.) We wisely decided to avoid going into the worm's territory (lest we get stuck inside it) and headed for the more adult-friendly wooden climbing equipment off to the left of this picture. 

Play Time!

David and Paul decide to take advantage of the playground equipment. 

Anything you can do...

After watching the guys go over a climbing net, Narissa decides to see what all the fuss is about... 

Help me!

Narissa can't get up the courage to go backwards or forwards on top of the climbing net. She was eventually rescued by some gallant gentlemen who climbed up and helped her get over her hurdle and go down the other side. 

A Happy Pair!

Rob takes time out from taking pictures to pose with the cutest girl he could find. Luckily for him, it was his own girlfriend! (Or he'd have been in real trouble!) 

The waiting begins...

After finishing our tour of the park grounds, we settled in to wait for the sheep shearing show! It was only 2, and we couldn't check into our hotel for another hour, so we joined the growing crowd of people on the hillside killing time until the show. 

Connie

When the going gets tough, the tough get reading! Connie takes advantage of our waiting time for the sheep show to catch up on her reading. 

Narissa

Another split-screen shot, this one is me bugging poor Narissa who tried to sneak off and take a nap during the long wait for the show to start. Ever the trooper, she still managed to pull off a smile for the camera! You go girl! 

David

David ("Da-Wei" in Chinese) takes time out from his busy picture taking to enjoy a break on the damp hillside. 

A storm rolls in...

While we were waiting a storm started to roll in, giving us a light shower, luckily it didn't get too heavy since the storm was just visiting, not coming to stay. 

Mommy, when is the show going to start?

A young fan eagerly awaits the show as they announce it's (finally) about to begin! 

Sheep go up!

With the start of the sheep show, the audience was asked to clear the hillside and the herd of sheep were driven up the hill by herding dogs as a show of their precision sheep-herding skills. Pretty impressive, actually. 

Aaaand sheep go down!

 

I can handle it!

A fearless sheep shows she is more than ready to face the clippers as the Australian sheep sheerer gets ready to show off his craft. (Actually, he was demonstrating how stupid and stunned the sheep was and how he could position her any way he wanted.) 

Wow...

"That foreigner can speak Chinese! So amazing!"